Overview

• Marileidy Paulino took silver in a Dominican Republic record 47.98, marking the first final with two women under 48 seconds.
• Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser earned bronze in 48.19, a time that would have won the last two world championships.
• The 47.60 set by East Germany’s Marita Koch in 1985 still stands, with its Cold War-era context shaping how today’s near-misses are viewed.
• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone became the first athlete to win world titles in both the women’s 400m and 400m hurdles.
• Botswana’s Busang Collen Kebinatshipi won the men’s 400m in 43.53 as teammate Bayapo Ndori added bronze, underscoring broader global parity.